Mark Reynolds a.k.a the sheriff of Swattingham has signed a one year 6 million dollar deal with the Cleveland Indians. This official ends the Mark Reynolds era in Baltimore one that can be described like his offenses very up and down. There were several things that Mark Reynolds provided to this club:
- Light Tower power he averaged 30 home runs in his two seasons as an Oriole
- He had a tremendous work ethic that was admired by most of his teammate
While he did some good things there are more negative things he did that took away from the positives:
- Struck out a lot- I thought he should go to a team with a dome so he can help keep it cool in the summer when he fans all day
- Horrible defense- He committed 42 in 2 years
- Very streaky- had the ability to put the whole team on his back or drag the entire lineup down
- Lacked spead- stole 7 bases and was caught stealing 7 times in two years
Overall i think it is a good thing the Orioles got rid of Mark for several reasons. The first is that he would of been very expensive to keep with it would of taken a matching offer of over 6 million just to resign him. Also, he can be easily replaced withManny Machado now at third and Chris Davis playing first who is also a better defender than Reynolds. Strikeouts are somehting that this team does to much of and by getting rid of Reynolds it will decrease strikeouts while his offense could be replaced by Chris Davis who has shown to be able to hit over 30 home runs a season. To Summarize it is probably a good thing the Sheriff left and his spot can be better replaced with Chris Davis or Nolan Reimold at DH.
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